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How net zero will divide Labour and the Tories
This morning, Ofgem announced another reduction in the energy price cap from July. The new cap on the unit price…
Sunak’s smoking ‘legacy’ goes up in flames
When Rishi Sunak announced his decision to call a July election, he used his rain-soaked speech to list his apparent…
The criminal justice system is crumbling
Today’s report by the National Audit Office on the backlog of cases in the Crown Court is unlikely to feature…
The revolt of the Jews of London
Every now and then you see an event and you think to yourself: ‘This will go down in history.’ Last…
Michael Gove leads the Tory exodus
When Rishi Sunak told cabinet colleagues about his decision to call a general election, Michael Gove sought to raise spirits…
The flaw in the SNP’s plan to strengthen Scottish shipbuilding
The Scottish government under John Swinney and his deputy Kate Forbes could be on the verge of missing an opportunity…
Why is UK retail doing badly?
This morning’s retail sales figures are not what Rishi Sunak will have hoped for as he pitches his case for…
Trump’s bumper Bronx rally is a bad omen for Biden
Future historians, psephologists, and political analysts, searching for the day and time that Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign imploded beyond recovery,…
Corbyn to stand as an independent MP
Amidst the election drama it would be easy to forget about one rather eccentric politician. Today Jeremy Corbyn has announced…
Why it’s time to vote Labour
Most people don’t belong to a political tribe. They vote pragmatically. When an election comes round, they ask themselves how…
How bad will a Labour government be?
I’m old enough to remember the sense of optimism, hope and promise felt when Tony Blair was elected back in…
Can Rishi Sunak get Britain to like him again?
When Rishi Sunak stood in the rain in Downing Street to announce a general election on 4 July, he made…
Why Le Pen is happy to cut ties with the AfD
This evening French television broadcasts a live debate between prime minister Gabriel Attal and Jordan Bardella. The president of the…
Reform’s election launch overshadowed by Farage
It’s been a big morning on the right of British politics. First, net migration figures were published showing 685,000 people…
This election couldn’t come at a worse time for the SNP
The last time John Swinney was leader of the SNP, 20 years ago, the party went on to return only…
Will Nvidia stock keep going up?
It more than doubled its sales. It unveiled a new line of microchips. It promised to keep rolling out new…
Rishi’s Rwanda row back shows he is hopeless at politics
Rwanda removals policy, for so long an anticipated cornerstone of the Tory re-election effort, has today officially become an ‘over…
Ireland is rewarding Hamas for 7 October
For once, the Irish government has actually done something it promised. The problem is that it’s precisely the wrong thing,…
Sunak hints at why he opted for a snap summer election
There is no good answer to the question of why Rishi Sunak called the general election for 4 July, other…
Has Sunak’s Farage gamble just paid off?
Rishi Sunak’s election gamble has hit a little turbulence less than 24 hours in. Several members of the cabinet voiced…
Sunak’s snap election looks like a calamitous error
Until yesterday there was a fair amount of goodwill towards Rishi Sunak amongst his colleagues. Tory parliamentarians would not have…
Sunak’s summer election gamble is bound to backfire
The general election we’ve all been waiting for has finally been called. The Prime Minister announced the election date –…
It’s time for Nigel Farage to get off the fence
Rishi Sunak’s snap summer election means that Nigel Farage faces a decisive moment. For months if not years, Farage has…
The UK’s archaic court system is not fit for use
When I walked into court on 1 July 2022 to see my rapist Daniel McFarlane receive a sentence for his…
Don’t blame climate change for the crummy weather
It was climate change wot gave us such a wet and stormy winter – or so you may have gathered…
